Commodore_User_Issue_30_1986_Mar

CONTENTS

. WHAT'S GOING ON

I The Amiga and the 1280 si

07 PHONE-IN PRIZES

M Phone our Gomes Line and listen Ide

80 A<

GAME MAKER

:an design gn
We tesl it out.

00 128 MONITORS

REGULA

5 Feedback
14 Charts

71 Computer
Magic

83 US Hotline

85 The Happy
Hacker

64 Programs

66 Into the Valley
96 C1 28 Extra

SCREEN SCENE

17 Bounder, Hardball
22 Dragon Skulle
24 Zolds - Screen Star
28 Sack to the Future
30 Voung Ones. Space Doubt
32 Comic Bakery

Screen Star

36 Death Quake. Critical Moss

39 Kone - Cheapo Choice

40 Latest cheapo gomes

44 16 Section - Kung Fu Kid. World
Series Baseball. Gullwlng. Falcon

48 Way ot the West

53,56 Previews: Ghosts ond Goblins.
Bomb Jack and Empire

61 Win C16 Commando

62 16 and Plus/4 software guide

COMMODORE USER 3

What's going on

>ing on What's goiij

GAME
KILLER

never easier. We've
hod maps. Pokes for in-
finite lives, and even
24-page Commodore
User supplements on
the subject of game
beating. But now we
hove the games oid to
top them all — Robtek's
Game Kilter.

enables you lo break into cer-

Biggies flies
a game

Mirrorsoft have announced
that they ate working on a
game based on the old Cap-
tain W. E. Johns hero Biggies.
The game ties in with a new
spool tilm currently under
production and due for
release in the Spring.

a flight

eenthe First World War and based, the last part
le modern world via a time simulator scenario,
lachine which enables Big- "We're only at storyboard
les to meet his time twin. stage", says Mirrorsoft's Pat
The game is broadly based Bitton. "but there are a lot of
novel ideas already." Spec-

'classic styles of game play".

l planned for in

id effects arealso

PLUS/4 BLUES

Christmas the CU of- orde' serv.ce
been Hooded with Commodore
letters and telephone calls Gail Wellington, denied
(rom new Plus/4 owners com- the company were bein.
plaining about the lack of fair in selling a compute:
""' if any software

utiv!

pless buyers a

"There

A prototype Gome Killer
was demonstrated in the CU
offices last week and we all
had to stand back in amaze-
ment as Mastertronic's Kick
Start was sliced through —

ing certain sprites — whilst
letting other functions as nor-
mal. For example, in Impossi-
ble Mission your agent can
dash through ihe rooms, take
the lift, and search fhe rooms
whilst the droids just stand
and watch.

The bad news about Gome
Killer, though, is that it will not

only work will those that

which is what happens when
two moving objects bump into
each other.

As a rough guide Beoch
Head, Impossible Mission,
and Monty on the Run can be

Books corner: Priz

lied Football Poo

Fi^Tunc^Sria^rec'kon

the Plus 4 — and jlmos! ;>ll u' compatible — and are li...
it is obtainable Only through in full in our C16,''Plus 4 |
Commodore's SottpOSt mail- round-up in this issue

6 COMMODORE USER

my on

COMMODORE USER 7

What's going on What's going on What's goin

Am

machine thai looks more busi-
nesslike — like a true personal

lumolcd software lor SUM lc
The 128D is very slei
and good looking, tl
perfect ii

'looks' and performs Is

Rock 'n' Wrestle.
Inevitably, the |i
eclde whether tl
takes off or flops
SX-64. You simply q
asking, if Amstrad a.

128D Launched

Shaping up for business
So the 12RD sports the conven-
tional three-unit design; a
detachable keyboard, a system

there's slill Hie si

191)1 colour monitor would Des
have taken die price above the tech

s.wn b.

get the 1901 instead, b

Taking the svslem box lirst;
thai houses the 12S's innards
with the I IT I disk drive on the „

right. Power on/off and disk probably pay around S150
drive indicators appear —
front panel.
And all the """

bothered about colour, (he system. I

fully- Two joystick ports
rescl switch are found in uieir
usual position down the right

keyboard cable socket. Round
the back there's cartridge and
user ports, video and serial
ports. TV and RGBI sockets.
Thankfully Commodore didn't
lorgel the cassette port, a
crime they were guilty of on
llie SXfi.1 imrtable.

Once again, the keyboard
layout remains faithful to the
original despite being detach-
able and much slimmer
There's an element of porta-
bility in the 12KD in that the
kevhoard clips on to the bot-
tom of the svstem box which
has a handle built into the leff
side. So you can carry it
around easily enough, but

19U11U will Hive boll, 4(1 ai
■ill-column displays.

Go-foster drive a

Probably the most exciting fi
lhmt> about the [2SD is ils a
built-in |->7I disk drive, a sleek fi
double-sided drive that fits c
nicely into the low-profile tl
svstem box. It has the capacity h
to run CP/M software around
ten limes [aster than the slug-
gish 1541. Data storage cap.-ni-
iv is also much increased: -IIIIK
formatted when in CP/M
mode That makes it a much
more attractable proposition
for users put off by the 1541**
lousy performance.

Kxislstig I2K owners, thouuh.
will be a little miffed by the
128D. since the 1571 drive i;
still not generally available as a
separate peripheral. So far.

elude the Aim
PCW 8 2 56.
Of course thi

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"Don't push me!" OK, OK, I won't, but at least I
me tell you about our Rambo lookalike competition
— featured in the January issue.

We figured a lot of boring photos would be taken
at Christmas. You know the kind I mean - Mum
and Dad, and the kids, standing around the
Christmas tree, looking down fondly on the new
Trivial Pursuit Deluxe set.

Rambo for a chance to win one of thirty pairs of
Rambo by Ocean and Commando and by Elite.

The response was, well, interesting. Dozens of
you fancied yourself as Silvester Stallone's double,
whipped off your shirts and reached for the

before y

RAMBO LOOKALIKE
COMPETITION

Here are some of the winners I
start writing in we are sorry that
enough room here to publish eve
Maybe next lime, in our shortly t
Madonna lookalike competition (C'r
e houses I

Geoff Capes
Competition Results

icky winners get to flex their muscles with a
pristine copy of Martech's Geoff Capes Strongman
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Evesham Adrian Coutes of Bradford, Si

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ASYLUM

Once you're committed to this Asylum, you'll never want to leave— but

then you may not get the chance.
Hundreds of doors ond hallways offer a possible escape from this bedlam
erected by Screenplay's own inmotes. Smooth, scrolling 3-D graphics
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We've all suffered the horror and boredom of exams, possibly the worst aspect being
the torture of revision. Surely the answer has to be in computerised programs that
make life easier and refreshingly varied. Hill MacGibbon think so, since they've
combined 'O' Level learning software with Pan's invaluable study aids. We asked a
group of teachers and pupils their reaction to the packages ....

Maths

Teacher's view

pans: diagnostic

rwra fur improvement, l'cr.ooally ! would
buy the book and nor bother with the

software.

Students'
View

My pupils v.cr i iuipr 1 r I
impresied will] the loading procedures.

] quality and several
r, no help at all. They
a greater variety of que:

French

Students'

'Xl-.hrr.

link

section which did not do much Ibr their
confidence in the program. Another fault
they found was thai the computer regards

multiple choice, (his '.hey thought very

The "Pan Course Tutors" package seemed

View

10 me a splendid idea suite I have
frequently recommended the Pan

l.insillisis are notoriously iitssy hut my

textbook. However, on closer inspection,
(Ins package is disappointing.

I ••■,]? disllUved Hi lirid t;>.(l lire answers

ptipils' ie;;cini(is shouki also he con-
sidered. Most felt that the presentation

on the Present, Perfect and Imperfect

rect, only to be corrected with my original
answer! Another problem is the use of

items were unncngiiis.iNL. i 1 i iv.l- was
wasted deciding whether Pierre was
fishing or painting!).

accent! which is indispensable in French.
Duly warned that a missing accent means a

accenis stiece.ssliiliv using the nutation
ejven with (he result ihai 1 scored 66* on

The tests themselves were confusing

appear on the screen but in the manual.
The tests could have been done iust as

a test which I had answered 100%
correctly. Imagine the effect of such errors

make a valuable addition 10 the teithook.
The exercises eivctt in (he ptnstam do CO!

se Ibr potential of the computer.

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Two new arcade conversions
are being keyed as you read
this at Elite's games workshop
in sunny Walsall (sun — in the
Midlands? — Ed).

Chief bottle washer for Elite, Bernard
Dugdale, told CU that they ore going
to launch Bomb Jack in February and
Gnosrs and Goblins in March.

Bomb Jock is a 64 rendition of the
moderately popular arcade gome in
which you play a tiny rodent collecting

the!

of the ■

If Bomb Jack is not quite your cup of
tea then Ghosts and Goblins may be

m ThVone™as beeri licensed from Cop-
corn - those violent so on so's ihot
coded Commando. From o stable like

ough to have played it in

<e ploy

>ub like I

mainly h

Bomb Jack
Ghosts and Goblins

**«

who.has to rescue o fairy maiden from
the clutches of an ugly winged demon.

Ok, Ok, so the plot is not that
original — but the game is great fun. A

The coin-op Ghosts ana 1 Goblins was We will carry a full review of Bor
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250 L=J:F0RJ=T9+LT0T9+2*L-1 : POKEJ , Bl i P0KEJ*23«L , Bl
>PDKEJ-10J4.2:fc*;r J+ 23«[ -1024,2
355 NEXT J

260 FDRJ-T9-2.LTDT9+24.LSTEPL: PDKEJ ,81 : POKEJ+L- 1
l:POKEJ-1024,2:POkEJ+L- 1-1024,2
265 NE11TJ

270 U-5:H=5iV1«0:H1-1sP2»10iD1-2
280 TI*>"000000"

290 PRINT " t HOME! " f RIGHT*<TH, 2) , IFT I >T6G0T0620
300 GETZ*: I FZ»*" "GDT0330

303 Z=ASCII») : IFZ.' -i^ftNDZ. :>29ilNDZ< > 1 45THE

N330

305 IFZ=17THENZ=0

306 IFZ=157THENZ-1
30B IFZ-29THENI-2

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320 Dl»Zi[

33C .

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Guide the snake [using the cursor keys} so thai it
bumps into the numbered boxes thai appear ond
disappear. You score points according lo the
number on the box. But the more you score, the
longer the snake gels and you lose your life if it
bumps into itself.

350 P9-PEEKIP) :
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370 Pl-P(R7)lPI
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390 IFP9O32G0T0540
400 IFRNDU) >KBOTO290

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BOOK COMPETITION

Arrow was taken from Using the Commodore 16, a new book by Peter
Gerrard from Duckworth. The book costs £9.95 hut we've got Ween copies to
give away lo the winners of this simple competition. Simply answer the three
questions below:

What was the original price of the 16 Starter Pack?

o] £139.99; bl £219.99; ej £12.99

How many colours will the 16 display?

aj 16; bj 121; c) 64

What is the I6's microprocessor called?

o) 1902; b) TED;c)?50l

Answers on g postcard lo: C-16 Book Competition, Commodore User,
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> ADVENTURE WEWS • ADVENTURE NEWS • ADVENTURE NEWS • ADV

Brown says he's now thinking of titles would be available

using Al's expertise to produce November,
lines, nave adventure spin-offs from such e . h . M h ,, , . .

t with US Gold arcade hits as Beachhead and Raid " , ,™ , v .? n

in the UK. In Over Moscow. date yet, but it s now c,

Scott Adams <l">y II be producing, a 64

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provides the setting for two of Midnight and the new

the most absorbing, intelligent Doomdarks Revenge as the

and intricate strategy prizes in this month's competi-

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now you have a chance to For your chance to win one of

explore its secrets, its hazards our free games, answer the

and its rewards for just the cost simple question below and send

of a postage stamp thanks to off the cut out coupon without

the generosity of Beyond delay.

Software, who have stumped The first ever adventure

game was called Colossal Caves
and ran on a mainframe
computer. It was programmed
by (A) John Ransley (B) Pete
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indicate whether you'd like The Lords
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(both on tape) if you win.

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My three favourite adventures currently are:

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Much is happening in the wonderful world of
comms — notably cheap modems and lots of
on-line software. But beware, there have been
recent disputes over modems which don't wear
the all-important green badge of approval
from British Telecom (which, of course, forbids
you to connect to the BT phone system). But lets
get on with the news .

• Solely 64 Salutations — Here's the
aiest news from Micrcnct Toners, where
"oromodore User's revamped Happy
r /j.-iv f ooluKIN IV.-- -recl.id n.-n>r.,,:\ by
w.-S.y (■■: '1,;! Gudsdl. He sum this

■Hdlo Vn-vf. read your Happy Hacker

by Geof Wheelwright

minute'- In download ami save to upe (the

at lor Tasword 64 on the 'Nel
Phil liclvll (Soliw.;ri;)'

and Rolltrball Expi
of50p plus the cos
The 'Net promi:

The Happy Hacker is pleased (ii not
happy; to announce a new compe-
tition which could win you a copy of
The Hacker's Handbook for the
Commodore 64 {by Ian Scales and a
certain Geof Wheelwright, published
by Longman).

popularity amongst modem owners?

hacker almost caused a third World

Telecom Gold account hacked last
;e ot Edinburgh or (Ci Prince Harm?
re game currently enjoying great

tion by 'page numbers'. It soon hopes 10
implement a lulu numeric sol 115 which
willed allow UKi :o C-OU'MUD lust hv tvp-
ins the word MUD afler hitrin- the
GOTO command.

.Most maim- wcioils siidl a> NEWS.
PARTY and JUNGLE would thus be
uiniklv a.ve^ibk- without luvins to re-
meml-,1' ii'link- I,.:J, ui" numbers.

Thai's all the hacking news that's fit
10 print this month — but I look for-
-.uiirrf l'i hearing your comments and
iil.'tis fvi lh:\ , i.'hi>i"l. fttntl'mbvr, ,'<ju

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n Commodore User November 1985

TASWORD 64 is a new member of the bigbly
acclaimed TA5WORD family of word processing
programs. Eighty characters per line on the screen is
just one of tbe features of tbis versatile program
With the eighty character display you know that
WHAT YOU SEE 15 WHA TYOU WILL CET when
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before printing and no need for horizontal scrolling.

Your text is printed just as you set it out on tbe screen.
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A roundup of monitors for the 128

by Ken McMahon monim^h^t^L'kpmLbTa'^

Now that you've moved up to a 128 you won't be content
just to plug it into the old telly. With its 80-column disploy
and hhres output, you con use it with a confusingly wide
range of monitors. We explain and list oil the options.

If you've splashed out Enough hard earned

128 video soc<ors

• RF connector: :,v,[[ L J al .hi- hack uflhc
'.2ft. like Ibc other vulco puns. Thi« scuds
the piciure to your TV in the Mime way it

. speci.Llk designed for
lain ivhv later). So the telly jus
■: lei the family watch Liastci-.der

» (64 moor)

and In M]:iph iliikms; .1 switch, you set
in RGBI output thai the
A. £299.99 it will also
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resolution, the piciure produced
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:.: 011I1 display ,, II'. column picture 011 a

Is [he .

die signals to the 1
1 of this!

. . which makes i
Jillercn; i> lhat ii will also carry scparat
chroma ami luuiiunuct,oul|nils ^ipahl< 1
being received by Commodore monitor;
This produces a slightly bentr quality pic

.' than a standard" 1

'1 still not good enough to

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the correct cable pegged °in from
the serial port on the computer to
the printer) type the following
linei exactly as shown:
OPEN 4,4: PRINT 4. "THIS IS

A TEST"
CLOSE 4

The printer should print the
words inside the inverted commas,'
if It does not, end you have check-
""" """ it Is correctly powered up

same 16 kbyte 'block

The example given In
grammar's Deference

n-line', then the |

this

Id appear to be faulty and ysu
dealer. If

^orks I

following:
10 OPEN 4,4

50 PRINT 4, "THIS IS A TEST FROM
A PROGRAM"

30 PRINT 4, "THIS IS THE SECOND
LINE"

40 CLOSE 4: END
"" v type RUN .

from SC000 (49153) then you will
still have the whole of the BASIC
RAM left, plus enough room for 1 6

A> for getting multicolour
sprites, this is done by setting the
relevant 'bit' in the Sprite Multi-
colour Mode register (53176). You

registers with the other 1 c
|t he 4th colour being the
ground colour). These registi
□ t 53385 and 53286.

of a 5-pin (or 8-pin if the later
model) DIN plug and the outer
screen braid connected to pin 2 of
the plug. It Is possible you have

socket diagram in the manual to

the plug.

When you wire up the plug, the
-everse of the plug (i.e. the pins
aclng away from you) should look
ike this:

shoi

>t the

o lines

ly. Finally, to list a program that is
in the computer, type the follow-
ing: OPCN 4,4: CM04: LIST. When
the LIST has finished, type
PRINT n 4: CLOSC4. If there wasn't a

sprite

d by ',

sprite with a joystick, this and all
the other things I've mentioned,
are included in the following pro-
gram (note that pressing the FIRE

Button will cl

sprite colour).

, . . have wired the plug cor-
rectly, then if Is passible you are
using the wrong input on your Hi-
fl. You should use a 'line' input
rather than a 'mlc' Input socket In
order to match the impedance.

ALT on 128

■ny, BFPO 36.

A The ALT key f
as the CTRL a
keys; its use is therefore
determined by the pro-
gram running at the time
rather than It having any actual ef-
fect on Its own. The ALT key is
checked by the same register that
chocks for the CTRL, CBM, and
SHIFT keys, except thot In 128

s CBM

21 I (in 64 mode this register is at
653). The various keys set 'bits' in
the register as follows;
Keypress:

5HIFT CBM CTRL ALT CAPS LOCK

Thus If you PEEK {211) while the ALT
key is pressed you will find a value
of 8, while If both SHIFT and ALT
are pressed you will get o value of
9 etc. If you use ALT In con|unctlon
with the function keys for example
you get a further eight options
since you can still use SHIFT; add
the ability to set CAPS LOCK as well
and you have the option of at least
40 functions from the eight 'F'
keys. Nate that these extra func-
•|on> must be set up by your own
rograms; they do not exist in the

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Scooby Dooby Doo *Mn ft pM pu: my house Keys on it

update. The on'olt computer cartoon There's now a hole in my pocket -
"Right, you're nicked an suspicion o! promoting a criminally
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those pressies off now. I don : mind it
they're a bit late. . .
Equally offensive though is US
hope the game doesn't hats Mesjrc Golds vile sexist advert for a dufl
effect when they price it . . looking game entitled Legend ol the

You may remember me mentioning Amaton Vimen. It depicts scantily
Domark's poor taste and :h» i-vei:e y-iz cea-jres with deformed Irmbs
reactions they received when Friday and big bums and [Matt Quite
13th appeared last December. Well enough ol that - Ed.) Perhaps the ar-
we received a very humble note say- list's hand was shaking too much
ir£.;i[vdw:hcr.5fli ih; idwis ir a wisr nedrew it
grand gesture to public decency. Commodore Crash Shock! There

Truth of the matter is they gol slap- was so much e-citement al the pros-

pect of seeing a real (gasp) Amiga at
the Which Computer Show recently
that the floor of the Commodore stand
ail lapsed completely sending thous-
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(whoops) hardware crashing to the
— ind. Is this an omen lor he future

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Meanwhile, Commodore bigwigs
sweat it out as they contemplate
repsymg the loansthey received.

And that's it for this month. So long
sleaie lovers, keep those ears to the
ground... MikePattenden

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Silting on a mother lode of
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With space outlaws on the
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6\ Accolade

» Keyboard or

Joystick Controlled
i Choice of

Specialist Crew

> Inter-ship video link

► External view port

i On board Computer
• Navigational
Cockpit

■ Superb weaponry